Craig N. Cole, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Orange City, FL
Craig N. Cole, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Orange City, Florida, and NPI 1851336846, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME123332, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig N. Cole
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- ME123332 FL
259340 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2850 Wellness Ave, Orange City, FL 32763
- Phone
- (386) 574-0700
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (386) 574-1139
- Medicaid ID
- 03282895 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150724011159); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2850 Wellness Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Cohn, D.O.Specialist1124059340
- Mathew George, MDOphthalmology Physician1780866111
- Huberto Perez, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1679596449
- Howard Sakowitz, M.D.Specialist1902837115
Verify Craig N. Cole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME123332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,581 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate455 claims
- Latanoprost435 claims
- Ofloxacin399 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine389 claims
- Restasis103 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth101 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $437.27
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Howard J Sakowitz MD PAOrange City, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig N. Cole among 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida
Craig N. Cole, M.D. is one of 1,581 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 1,039 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,581 ophthalmology physician records in Florida.
All 1,581 in Florida → Every provider in Orange City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Fleming, MDOrange City, FL 327631356929012
- Mathew George, MDOrange City, FL 327631780866111
- James Jochum, MDOrange City, FL 327631427058213
- Douglas Lieb, MDOrange City, FL 327631386673994
- Benjamin McKendall, MDOrange City, FL 327631023164399
- Huberto Perez, M.D.Orange City, FL 327631679596449
- Farah Galaydh, MDOviedo, FL 327651073584546
- Jeffrey Golen, M.D.Oviedo, FL 327651952628075
Common questions
What is Craig N. Cole, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig N. Cole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851336846, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig N. Cole, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2850 Wellness Ave, Orange City, FL, 32763. Phone: (386) 574-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig N. Cole, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME123332, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig N. Cole, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig N. Cole, M.D. had 2,581 Medicare Part D claims for 738 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig N. Cole, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.